form.io

A REST API building platform that utilizes a drag & drop form builder, and is application framework agnostic. Contains open source and enterprise version.

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Still maintained? Yes: 5 commits in the last 90 days.

Also an alternative to Typeform.

Docker #16 of 16 in Software Development - API Management

At a glance

form.io quick facts

Health score: 39/100 STALE
Stars: 2,328
Last commit: yesterday (Oct 2026)
Latest release: No tagged release
Licence: MIT

View formio/formio on GitHub ↗ Website ↗

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In its own words

The project's README opens: "Form.io is a revolutionary combined Form and API platform for Serverless applications. This repository serves as the core Form and API engine for https://form.io. This system allows you to build "serverless" data management applications using a simple drag-and-drop form builder interface. These forms can then easily be embedded within your Angular.js and React applications using the HTML element."

Why it ranks here

Health score explained

form.io scores 39/100, #16 of 16 in Software Development - API Management: 5 commits in the last 90 days earn 5.8 of 35 points, the absence of a tagged release forfeits all 25 release points, 2,328 stars add 13.5 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the stale band (below 40). The biggest shortfall is commit activity, worth 29.2 more points.

Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.

Commit activity biggest shortfall 5.8 / 35

5 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
Release recency 0.0 / 25

No tagged release found
Stars 13.5 / 20

2.3k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
Not archived 10.0 / 10

Repository is active
Docker support 10.0 / 10

Docker image or Compose file available

Commit activity

5
Last 90 days: 5
Last 12 months: yesterday
Last push

Ranked #16 of 16 tools in Software Development - API Management by health , just below Lura (#15) .

Details

Licence	MIT
Platforms	Nodejs, Docker
Latest release	No tagged release
Stars	2,328
Open issues	37
Docker	Yes
Repository	formio/formio ↗

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form.io vs its top 5 alternatives

Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with form.io (Software Development - API Management), scored on the same five terms.

Tool	Health	Stars	Licence	Last commit
Formbricks	96	13k	AGPL-3.0	today
HeyForm	96	9.1k	AGPL-3.0	yesterday
Typebot	96	11k	AGPL-3.0	4 days ago
Hoppscotch Community Edition	91	81k	MIT	2 days ago
Para	91	574	Apache-2.0	2 days ago
form.io (this tool)	39	2.3k	MIT	yesterday

form.io: common questions

What does form.io replace?

Repoly lists form.io as an open-source alternative to Typeform. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where form.io stands against the others.

Is form.io still maintained?

form.io had 5 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was yesterday. Repoly recomputes this nightly.

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